Lightweight geometric forms filling an internal space generally with no applied environmental loads - from wind, rain or snow - but usually a small amount of prestress.
Very lightweight highly curved forms may be used to create exciting geometric forms to fill a void.
There will be no external environmental loads from wind, rain or snow but a small degree of prestress and accurate patterning are required.
Entrant: UFS Australasia Pty Ltd - Designer / Fabricator
Location: Murwillumbah - Northern NSW Client: Multispan Australia Pty Ltd
Struct. Eng.: Ferrari Proprietary System Builder: Universal Fabric Structures / Ozrig
Fabricator: Fabric Shelter Systems
Project entered in the LSAA 2009 Design Awards, Category 4 (47063) - Internal and Sculptures
The revamped Murwillumbah swimming pool located in Northern NSW, now known as the Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre, offers the public an interactive leisure pool, waterslide, barbeque & picnic area, covered grandstand and refurbished outdoor Olympic pool. The suspended ceiling needed to not be susceptible to corrosion and provide an acoustic balance to traditionally noisy swimming pool halls
Read more: Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre - Suspended Ceiling
This project was entered in the 2013 LSAA Design Awards (Cat 1, 1567)
Entrant: LAVA
Location: Casula Powerhouse, Casula NSW
Client: Object Gallery
Completion Date: July 2013
APPLICATION OF PROJECT:
Cloud City: An urban ecosystem is a sculptural rendition of Chris Bosse’s vision of a future city - a soaring, stretched membrane cloud anchored to the ‘city’ on the gallery floor by high-rise towers that have been re-skinned and revitalised. A series of large circular forms, doubly curved, is made of stretchy lycra.
The installation is part of a nation-wide exhibition by 12 Australian designers that explores the potential of design in our lives and generates ideas that could ‘change the way we inhabit the world’.
Project entered in the LSAA 2016 Design Awards (Cat 7, 7245)
Snow Globe Xmas Pavilion
Entrant: Aurecon (Engineer)
Location: IFC Shopping Mall, Hong Kong. Completed: November 2014
Client: Elite Showcase Ltd, Hong Kong
Team: Elenberg Fraser, Aurecon, Eliye Showcase Ltd, Hong Kong
Application
Creation of a structurally challenging temporary indoor feature to entertain and attract the public to a Hong Kong shopping centre at Christmas.
Listen Out Festival Temporary Tensile Canopy - LSAA 2013 Award of Excellence (Cat 6, #6512)
Entrant: Tensys Engineers Pty Ltd
- Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne
- Client: Listen Out Festival, Melbourne 2013 - Completion Date: 2013
Judges Comments:
"Beautifully resolved on all levels."
"An innovative, imaginative and thoroughly engaging project. So right for purpose - a canopy under which to shelter in a park while listening to music. Great colour. Joyful work that captures the spirit and essence of lightweight construction."
LSAA 2011 Design Award Entry (Cat 7, 7321) Pou Manawa - Auckland International Airport
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Pou Manawa (Maori name for the Tree) is the heart of the new retail centre at Auckland International Airport, it stands proud where people gather, coming and going from their journeys around the world.
Fabric Structure Systems were approached with a brief to develop the significant sculptural piece for the Auckland International Airport’s retail departures area.
Entry in the LSAA 2007 Design Awards (4002) Project Category "Internal and Sculptures"
Entrant: Taiyo Membrane Corp (MakMax)
Location: Essen, Germany. Completed August 2006
Client: Chris Bosse Architect: Taiyo Membrane Corp & Chris Bosse
Structural Engineer: Xiang Du (TMC) Fabricator(s): Taiyo Membrane Corp
Application and Function:
The design was created for the Zeche Zollverein ENTRY 2006 exhibition. The structure reflects the natural curves of bubbles and organic cells and translates these into a 3 dimensional space.
Entrant: MakMax Australia – Designer
Location: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre – Melbourne
Client: The Australian Institute of Architects
Architect: LAVA
Struct. Eng.: MakMax Australia
Others: MakMax (Installation)
Fabricator: MakMax Australia
This project was entered in the LSAA 2009 Design Awards
Category 4 (4931) Category Internal and Sculptures
No further details have been entered at this stage.
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